Pullin from the Stacks - Pandemic Digging

Back with a new session after my first travels since before the pandemic started. The selections here represent a few themes from this past month, in no particular order. Starting this off is a new one from the Phi-Psonics out of LA, who dropped two 45s a couple weeks ago - I picked them up from my digging buddy Geoff during a listening session at his spot last Friday. Next is Groove Holmes doing a live version of "Song for my Father" in tribute to my dad and all the dads everywhere this past Sunday. Then there's something futuristic from Joe Armon-Jones LP from a couple years ago that I picked up while in Portland the other week. Speaking of Portland, the next cut is from Slickaphonic, one of the incredible releases from Albina Music Trust, an organization and label releasing and documenting amazing jazz and funk gems from my hometown. Then there's a fusion classic from Janne Schaffer that I'd slept on before but grabbed a copy of while digging around Portland. Finally, now that summer has officially started, I figured I'd break out my dad's 45 of Quincy Jones's version of 'Summer in the City.' Seemed appropriate. Enjoy.